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Pros and Cons of a Pilot Brewery
The idea to write about the pros and cons of a pilot brewery, came to me as I was writing my last article about the process of customizing a brewery.…
Promotional Material for DaiMei by Chaba Brewing
A Pilot Brewery Case Study, Chaba Brewing
I wanted to write this post “A Pilot Brewery Case Study, Chaba Brewing” as a support article to my main article, “Pros and Cons of a Pilot Brewery”. Please follow…
Real World Brewery Equipment Tips
Today I want to share some real world brewery equipment tips, from projects I’m working on right now. I’m working on projects for The Philippines and Japan. One is a…
Benefits of Hiring a Brewing Consultant
Writing an article titled “Benefits of Hiring a Brewing Consultant”, probably seems like self-promotion. As I’m a brewing consultant myself, helping people with their brewhouse projects. However, something happened today,…
Brewery Chemical Cleaning Quick Guide
In this brewery chemical cleaning quick guide, I wanted to get away from my usual long form articles. Instead putting together, a quick guide to the chemicals most used in…
Why Do I Have Acetaldehyde in My Beer?
The heading of this article “why do I have acetaldehyde in my beer”, is self-explanatory. The off-flavor acetaldehyde, which presents as “green apples” in beer, was a suggested by a…
1.5-inch Tri-Clamp Sight Glass
Brewery Tri-Clamp Spare Parts – Brewing Hacks
I wanted to write a quick article about “brewery tri-clamp spare parts”, because their value to a brewer, is often over-looked. Whenever I’m working on a new brewery project, I…
Putting A Brewery Equipment List Together
It feels like I spend my half my life putting a brewery equipment list together. Just this week I’ve been working on a 150-liter system (1.3 US Bbl.), for a…
What Beers to Brew in the Summer - Kölsch Served in a Stange
What Beers To Brew in the Summer & Brewing Tips
I decided to write a post on “what beers to brew in the summer”, after having a debate about stouts. There seems to be two camps, when it comes to…
Why Hire a Brewing Consultant
For me to write a post covering “why hire a brewing consultant?” might seem like I’m just trying to promote my services… I admit there’s a grain of truth in…
An example of a small manual pilot system
How Do I Scale Up My Beer Recipes?
I get asked by people regularly, “how do I scale up my beer recipes?” I see the question on forums too. People looking to open brewery in the near future,…
How to Use Reverse Osmosis in Brewing
Today’s post on how to use a reverse osmosis in brewing, came about due to a lot of interest people had in the mini-RO-machine in my last article. These little…
This is me brewing on a DME system in Wuxi, China
Tips for Running a Small Brewery
The idea for writing an article on tips for running a small brewery came after a conversation with a potential client, looking to open a brewery in a remote location.…
Getting More Body in Beer – Tips From The Pros
Just having a conversation with a good friend about getting more body in beer. He was homebrewing and commented, his wheat beer didn’t have enough body. So, he felt more…
What Gets Missed Buying a Brewery?
A quick article today on what gets missed buying a brewery. As a brewing consultant, I help people around the world put equipment lists together, and source brewing equipment. I’ve…
How to Add Fruit Puree to Beer – A Guide
I received a nice email recently from a reader David, asking how to add fruit puree to beer. Here’s the original email. Hi Neil, I enjoy your articles very much,…
FV's were 7,000 liters
Brewing Consultant for Chinese Brewing Equipment
I’ve been a brewing consultant for Chinese brewing equipment for some time now. It was a natural progression for me, as I’d been part of the Chinese craft beer since…
Starting A Brewery Questions
I want to share with you the starting a brewery questions I asked my clients when I first chat with them. The answers to these 9 questions give me the…
Plate and Frame Filter How To
I was recently asked by a fellow brewer to put together a “Plate and Frame Filter How to”. I’ve been writing articles for about 18 months now, since the website…
Yeast Krausen in an Open FV
Stages of Beer Fermentation – Fermentation Timeline
We are going to look at the 3 stages of beer fermentation today. It’s an article I’ve wanted to write for a while now. The typical 48 hours of anxiousness,…